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MSI Z270 SLI PLUS Motherboard
MSI Z270 SLI PLUS
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MSI's midrange Z270 board packs next-gen storage features, tasteful RGB lighting, and stealthy looks into a package under $200. We like it, but could do without the plastic flourishes that complicate installation.Read more
New AMD motherboards and Ryzen processors have been gathering the limelight for the past few weeks bRead more
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How inexpensive can a motherboard be without giving up any of the Z270’s advanced features? How does MSI’s low cost Z270 SLI Plus address these? And how long will we continue using “Kaby Lake” headlines? We answer at least two of these questions!Read more
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General

Motherboard typeMicro-ATXATXATX
Processor socket
LGA 1151
LGA 1151
LGA 1151

Memory

Supported memory bus clock
  • 2400 MHz
  • 2133 MHz
  • 2666 MHz
  • 2400 MHz
  • 2133 MHz
  • 2800 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 3000 MHz
  • 3200 MHz
  • 3600 MHz
  • 3800 MHz
  • 2400 MHz
  • 2133 MHz
  • 2800 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 3000 MHz
  • 3200 MHz
  • 3600 MHz
  • 3800 MHz
RAM technologyDDR4DDR4DDR4
Memory slots typeDIMMDIMMDIMM
Maximum RAM size64 GB64 GB64 GB
Number of memory slots444
Memory channelsDualDualDual
ECCyes
N/A
N/A
Non-ECCyesyesyes

Audio properties

Audio codecRealtek ALC887Realtek ALC1220Realtek ALC1220
Audio output channels
N/A
7.17.1

Technical details

Compatible processor series
  • Intel Celeron
  • Intel Core i3
  • Intel Core i5
  • Intel Core i7
  • Intel Pentium
  • Intel Xeon
  • Intel Celeron
  • Intel Pentium
  • Intel Celeron
  • Intel Pentium
Maximum number of processors111

BIOS

BIOS typeAMIUEFIUEFI
BIOS features
  • WfM 2.0 support
  • ASUS EZ Flash
  • IPMI support
  • USB BIOS Flashback
  • ACPI 5.0a support
  • DMI 3.0 support
  • SMBIOS 3.0 support
MSI ClickBIOS 5MSI ClickBIOS 5

Storage

Supported storage drive interfacesSerial ATA III
N/A
N/A
RAID levels
  • 0
  • 1
  • 5
  • 10
  • 0
  • 1
  • 5
  • 10
  • 0
  • 1
  • 5
  • 10
Supported drive types
N/A
  • HDD
  • SSD
  • HDD
  • SSD

Internal I/O ports

Number of COM connectors1
N/A
N/A
Number of SATA III connectors866
Serial port headers
N/A
11
CPU fan connector
N/A
yesyes
Number of chassis fan connectors
N/A
44
EPS power connector (8-pin)
N/A
yesyes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)
N/A
YY
TPM connector
N/A
yesyes
Front panel connector
N/A
yesyes

Rear panel I/O ports

Microphone inputyesyesyes
Headphone outputs111
HDMI ports quantity111
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports311
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity211
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity2
N/A
4
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity1
N/A
N/A
DVI-D ports quantity111
S/PDIF out port
N/A
yes
N/A
PS/2 ports quantity
N/A
11
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantity
N/A
11

Network

Ethernet LAN (Network)yesyesyes
LAN controller
  • Intel I210AT
  • Intel I219-LM
N/A
N/A
Wi-Fi
N/A
N/A
no

Dimensions

Width9.61 in9.57 in9.61 in
Depth9.61 in11.97 in12.01 in

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